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Real madrid will be annoying us - In the next few days. alonso
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:37 pmby Sabre
Why I bother to post this rumour? because it doesn't come from Marca, but from a local newspaper that has good contacts. If you see what I mean I rate Marca as the Mirror, and the local newspaper would be more accurate like the Liverpool echo or something.
According to this newspaper Capello is very interested on Alonso and they're ready to pay big money for him, it's going to be their main target. Plus the offer will be made in the next few days.
I'd like to know how well protected is Alonso, i.e, how much it's his release clause.
I don't fear Xabi wanting to leave to Madrid, he says he's happy in Liverpool in English, in Spanish, in the local radio and TV. But Madrid has fresh TV money, and I'm worried Parry will be tempted to accept an astronomic amount from him.
Hope not...
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:42 pmby Alonso14
I hope not, but in spain every player must be given a release clause, am i right? I dont think it the same in England.
I dont think selling him would be worth it even if the fee is around £25m, he is one of the key players for us to winning the title.
Im sure if Rafa didnt want to sell then Parry would have to turn it down.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:51 pmby adamnbarrett
Well Real Madrid can shove their offer up their arse 
Spain do have to have release clauses in contracts e.g. Eto's is something like 150 million. Players in England tend to only have release clauses if they request them. As far as I am aware none of our players have release clauses.
I'd be very very disappointed if Xabi left. He is a great player for us.
I don't think Xabi will leave, he seems happy here. Rafa will not want him to leave. I'm just worried that because Rafa is raising money to sign new players, I hope most of the money does not come from a sale of a player like Xabi.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:16 pmby red37
why would rafa want to sell alonso, near as damn it his whole plan revolves around the lad. imo.
certainly not as a sacrificial lamb in order to pursue lesser signings! that is a contradiction in terms, because for me, its probably the best 10 million we've ever spent. and i mean invested not blown.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:46 pmby Alonso14
As long as Alonso is happy I dont think we have a problem.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:53 pmby account deleted by request
We should offer them Diao for £20 million instead
Well they started the rubbish - theres no way we would sell Alonso( fingers crossed, touch wood) 
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:13 pmby HacksawJimDuggin
red37 wrote:why would rafa want to sell alonso, near as damn it his whole plan revolves around the lad. imo.
certainly not as a sacrificial lamb in order to pursue lesser signings! that is a contradiction in terms, because for me, its probably the best 10 million we've ever spent. and i mean invested not blown.
Agreed
He is one of 2-3 components we MUST keep if we are to harbour any hopes of mounting a title bid. No doubt about that at all. Not many guys out there who could replace Alonso. Maybe Fabregas or Pirlo but they are very few and far between!
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:15 pmby davo_LFC
Xabi will be goin nowhere. Hes too important to be sold and i reckon rafa will tell them to pis.s right off.
No release clause that am aware of and like a few others have mentioned we dont have to have them in england so theres no chance of anything like that coming into play...i hope.
Gutted if he left but hes got a good head on his shoulders and he will know that we are going places so why would he want to leave? Cant see him going anywhere.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:47 pmby Paul C
Money can't replace Xabi, him and Stevie are integral parts of Rafa's plans, say we got £30m for him I don't think you could find anyone good enough to replace him, hopefully Parry will tell them they can shove their money just like we did when they tried to rob Gerrard!!!
I hate Real Madrid sooooooooo much
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:52 pmby red37
HacksawJimDuggin wrote:Not many guys out there who could replace Alonso. Maybe Fabregas or Pirlo but they are very few and far between!
or, as printed in the times today... chelsea had a bid of £70 million knocked back by A.C for Kaka... the mind boggles HJD.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:12 pmby LFCFan4Life
No chance of him going, regardless of what Madrid offer.
Sabre you know good and well that Alonso is almost irreplacable. He's the second most important player in midfield edged out by Gerrard, and I can't see Benitez in a million years considering such a key part to his team especially now.
You don't sell your best players. Parry isn't that daft, and he can't make Benitez sell any of his players if he wanted to.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:29 pmby stmichael
yeah, cos like he'd go to madrid wouldn't he?
what the f#ck have they won in the last 3 years? 
Posted:
Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:58 pmby Sabre
Sabre you know good and well that Alonso is almost irreplacable. He's the second most important player in midfield edged out by Gerrard, and I can't see Benitez in a million years considering such a key part to his team especially now.
Yeh I agree. I just wanted to hear all this. I wasn't quite sure of how transfers worked in England. As far as I understand you, everything is up to Parry/Benitez, and that's good to hear.
Xabi doesn't worry me , he's happy up there.
Well, if the situation is that safe, all this will just mean the great success of this signing, and if the falures of Rafa have been mentioned this one should be credited too.
Bloody Real Madrid, how I hate'em.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:05 pmby LFCFan4Life
Sabre wrote:Sabre you know good and well that Alonso is almost irreplacable. He's the second most important player in midfield edged out by Gerrard, and I can't see Benitez in a million years considering such a key part to his team especially now.
Yeh I agree. I just wanted to hear all this. I wasn't quite sure of how transfers worked in England. As far as I understand you, everything is up to Parry/Benitez, and that's good to hear.
Xabi doesn't worry me , he's happy up there.
Well, if the situation is that safe, all this will just mean the great success of this signing, and if the falures of Rafa have been mentioned this one should be credited too.
Bloody Real Madrid, how I hate'em.
Don't worry Sabre. We kept Gerrard out of their dirty paws, we can keep Alonso.
Chairman's in England give their manager space and usually don't get involved in the manager's business. Parry particulary won't do that sort of thing.
We aren't in a financial position where we need huge amounts of money. We need money to buy Alves, but we've raised money by selling dead-wood and loaning out players we don't need. Which has helped save us 5 million pounds in wages alone for this year.
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Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:27 pmby coolsobs
I have feeling that eventually alonso is going to leave to go to madrid even if it isnt this year 